Apple macOS and iOS System Administration: Integrating and Supporting iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks

© Drew Smith 2020

D. SmithApple macOS and iOS System Administrationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5820-0_4

4. iOS Client Administration

Drew Smith¹ 

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Cincinnati, OH, USA

 

iOS and iPadOS, by extension, are relatively young operating systems when compared to macOS. Having launched with the first iPhone in 2007, it is only a little over 12 years old and now on its thirteenth release. iOS is much simpler and more straightforward to manage than a desktop operating system. Originally envisioned as an OS for a telephone handset, it didn’t have the requirements of a traditional computer operating system, like the ability to install software downloaded from anywhere on the Internet or robust peripheral support. While iOS is less complicated than a true ...